Natalie Shoemaker
Contributing Writer
Natalie has been writing professionally for about 6 years. After graduating from Ithaca College with a degree in Feature Writing, she snagged a job at PCMag.com where she had the opportunity to review all the latest consumer gadgets. Since then she has become a writer for hire, freelancing for various websites. In her spare time, you may find her riding her motorcycle, reading YA novels, hiking, or playing video games. Follow her on Twitter: @nat_schumaker
Surrounding schools with green spaces may help boost cognition in kids.
And what does your choice say about your personality?
Your brain is perfectly capable of remembering a random passphrase; we’re all just to lazy to work on memorizing it.
Questions like, “What will happen when it all goes wrong?” are at the top of the list.
Will warning labels help prevent the purchase of soda, especially among young teens? Researchers say no.
Which character comes to mind first when you think of Game of Thrones?
Carry-on bag size is about to shrink, all thanks to a recommendation handed down from the International Air Transport Association.
Litter in Hong Kong and you may see a digital wanted poster of yourself.
The EPA is hoping its new map will help inform a new wave of environmental justice.
Researchers use Minecraft as a testing ground for a new algorithm that will help robots make better decisions.
A study shows that age may play a significant factor in autism risks for children born to older and younger parents.
Companies are making information security a greater priority, throwing billions into departments involved. But is all that money enough to protect us from an attack?
Juvenile incarceration isn’t just a minor sentence. Researchers have found it sets off a chain reaction that follows them into adulthood.
Research suggests jokey explanations will help little ones laugh, which will help them learn.
Researchers find extroverts are too distracted with their social lives to go green.
Your brain has a smart filter that pushes out irrelevant data so we can be unburdened from remembering.
The FDA has until the end of the summer to pass a decision as to whether or not flibanserin is safe for the consumer market. Emotions are high and many women would do anything for even a small improvement in their sex lives.
Meditating on unethical acts may help in making better, more ethical decisions in the future, and, as a result, help you sleep at night and allow you to look at yourself in the mirror.
The first evidence that shows how your lifestyle could alter your child’s genes and their children’s genes has appeared.
Researchers are here to assure you that memory doesn’t go all at once as we age. Some parts strengthen as other parts give way.
The media, health personalities, and our own pedometers constantly tell us to aim for 10,000 steps a day. So, should we?
Researchers discuss their research into the Disneyland measles outbreak and why you should vaccinate for the good of the herd.
Researchers discovered a causal link between poor sleep and the build-up of the beta-amyloid protein, which is believed to cause Alzheimer’s.
Sarah Larson analyzes how texting our amusement has changed — how does a “heehee” sound versus a “hehe”?
The story of the boy who survived underwater for 42 minutes is astounding. But how was he able to live? Science gives us a few possible answers.
David Walsh has found that sports help people cope with big life changes — it acts as an outlet and allows us to have a sense of community. So, how would sports help in the transition to retirement?
Brainwaves may be the future of account security, according to researchers. But it will be a while before it comes to the consumer market.
Facebook has enabled PGP encryption as an option for notification emails, adding another layer of security for users. So, what companies will follow?
By nature, humans are social creatures, which has led some researchers to suggest that’s why humans enjoy browsing Facebook when we want to unwind.
The recycling firm that had an Apple I computer dropped on its doorstep is now looking for the mystery woman that unknowingly donated the legendary piece of technology.